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Strother Martin

American actor (1919-1980) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 61

Strother Douglas Martin Jr. was an American actor, who appeared in over 170 film and television productions between 1950 and 1980, mainly in character roles. He often appeared in support of John Wayne and Paul Newman, and in Westerns directed by John Ford and Sam Peckinpah.

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1980Died1 August 19801979Love and BulletsFilm, Louis Monk1977Slap ShotFilm, Joe McGrath1975Saturday Night LiveSeries1973SssssssFilm, Dr. Carl Stoner1972Pocket MoneyFilm, Bill Garrett1970The Ballad of Cable HogueFilm, Bowen1969Love, American StyleSeries1967The InvadersSeries, Charlie CooganCool Hand LukeFilm, 1967Captain1965ShenandoahFilm, Train Engineer1964Daniel BooneSeries, Solomon TarbotInvitation to a GunfighterFilm, 1964Fiddler1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesThe Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceFilm, 1962Floyd1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries, Harper Worthington Yates1959The Horse SoldiersFilm, Virgil1958LawmanSeries1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries, JobyAttackFilm, 1956Ingersol1955GunsmokeSeries, Mr. StoolerKiss Me DeadlyFilm, 1955Harvey Wallace1953The Magnetic MonsterFilm, Co-Pilot1951DragnetSeries1950The Asphalt JungleFilm, William Doldy (uncredited)1919Born26 March 1919

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  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962
  • Cool Hand Luke 1967
  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969
  • The Wild Bunch 1969
  • The Asphalt Jungle 1950

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Filmography 40

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Television 24

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About this person

He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role on the television legal drama Hawkins (1973-74).

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 1980 · aged 61

In the same film or series as Strother

James CoburnAlso in Hard Times (1975)John SaxonAlso in A Star Is Born (1954)Kim DarbyAlso in True Grit (1969)Lindsay CrouseAlso in Slap Shot (1977)Rod TaylorAlso in World Without End (1956)William HickeyAlso in Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)